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Paste rough notes and the expert's public pieces; Claude shapes the decision and drafts questions. You check and choose.
Have ready: decision, pieces
Draft decision and questions
Check sentence and quotes
Pick 6 questions
Use: You
Your decision in rough words and 2 or 3 of the expert's public pieces; paste both into Claude.
Check the pieces are the expert's own public writing.
Use: Claude
Ask Claude to state your decision in one sentence, draft 10 questions tied to quoted lines, plus 3 on gaps.
What to paste into the tool
Help me prepare questions for an expert. My decision, in rough words: [paste rough words]. Expert writing, with a title for each piece: [paste 2 or 3 pieces]. First state my decision in one plain sentence. Then, using only the pasted text, draft 10 questions that invite explanation rather than a yes/no answer, each tied to an exact quoted line, plus 3 questions about information the pieces do not provide. For each question, explain why it helps my decision. Do not suggest the answer in the question. Order from broad to specific. If a fact or quotation is missing, mark it as missing and move on. Do not add outside facts.
Use: You
Check the one-sentence decision says what you meant; check each quoted line is real; cut any question that suggests the answer or is already answered.
Check the decision sentence matches your meaning, each quoted line exists, and no question suggests the answer.
Use: You
Pick about 6 questions, keep a reason for each, and order them; keep the list as notes; do not send it to the expert.
Nothing is sent.
Load the expert's material and ask what it covers, so you only ask what is missing.
Gather material, write list
Map coverage
Check locations, find gaps
Choose 6 questions
Use: You
Have ready: the expert's material; write your list of things you want to learn.
Check the list is in your words.
Use: Gemini Notebook
Add the material as sources; for each item, ask whether the material answers it and where, or not stated.
What to paste into the tool
Use only the source documents attached to this notebook. My decision: [paste decision]. Things I want to learn: [paste list]. For each item, make a table showing answered, partly answered or not found, the exact supporting passage and its document and page or section, and why the item matters to my decision. Write not stated where the documents do not provide an answer. Do not add outside facts. Sources: [attach the expert material to this notebook before running this prompt].
Use: You
Open each location named and confirm; turn the no and partly items into questions.
Check each yes is really answered in the source.
Use: You
Choose about 6 questions from the confirmed gaps, add why each matters to your decision.
Nothing is sent.
Claude maps your decision to topics and drafts questions; you check, choose and keep the note in Obsidian.
Have ready: decision
Map decision to topics
Check topics and questions
Choose 6 questions
Use: You
Your decision in rough words.
Check the rough words say what you need to decide.
Use: Claude
Ask Claude to map the decision to its topics, with 1 or 2 questions each and the answer that would change your mind.
What to paste into the tool
My decision, in rough words: [paste]. List the topics this decision depends on. Under each topic, draft 1 or 2 open questions that invite explanation, and for each question add one line on what answer would change my mind. Use only what I gave you; if a fact is missing, mark it as missing and move on. Do not suggest answers inside the questions.
Use: You
Check each topic links to the decision and no question suggests the answer; cut what does not fit.
Check each topic links to the decision and no question suggests the answer.
Use: You
Choose about 6 questions, keep the reason for each, order them and save the note in Obsidian.
Best when: The expert has published writing you can read first
What it does: Claude phrases the decision and drafts; you check and choose
Strong at: Questions tied to real lines you can check
Limit: Only as good as the pieces you paste
Free plan: Yes, limited (5-hour session and weekly caps)
Best when: You want to avoid asking what is already published
What it does: Gemini Notebook maps coverage; you question the gaps
Strong at: You check what the material already answers first
Limit: Needs enough written material; adds little if little exists
Free plan: Yes, limited (100 notebooks, 50 sources per notebook)
Best when: You want the question map drafted and kept in notes
What it does: Claude drafts topics and questions; you check and choose
Strong at: Drafts topics, questions and decision tests together
Limit: Sync and sharing must stay off
Free plan: Yes, limited (5-hour session and weekly caps)
Before you paste into any AI tool, remove any confidential information. Put it back at the end.
No question is sent or booked.
Each question has a reason.
Check the result against your original inputs. Approve it before sharing or acting.
Tool details come from each tool's official page read on 2026-10-28.